A 1,300-Year-Old Ship Burial, Predating the Vikings, Was Discovered in Norway
Scandinavia’s oldest ship burial has been found in Leka, in the northern part of Norway’s Trøndelag County. A small survey was undertaken at the...
The Spy Who Started Café Culture: A Secret Polish History
Rather than ‘shaken, not stirred’, one 17th-century Polish spy would likely ask: ‘Black or with milk?’ Jerzy Kulczycki was not only one of the...
Runestone Revelation Hints The Most Famous Viking Was a Woman
Harald Bluetooth is the most famous of Viking leaders, celebrated for unifying the people of Denmark during his reign from 958 to around 985 CE. As...
80 Years Ago Denmark Miraculously Saved 8,000 Jews From Nazi Murder
Human history is all-too-full of ghastly acts of cruelty and torment. They are our ultimate downfall. But 80 years ago, the people of Denmark—-often...
Romania: Shock as Men Accused of Torture Walk Free
Politicians and representatives of civil society have reacted with shock to the news that Romania‘s supreme court, the High Court of Cassation and Justice, has...
Norway, Oslo and the Palestinians: A Rotten History
Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt brooks no violence against Palestinian civilians. During the most recent Israeli massacre, she tweeted on 5 July “Norway’s solidarity with the people in Jenin” and...
The Head of the OSCE in Sarajevo was informed about Orthodoxy in Bosnia
The Head of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) in Sarajevo, Brian Engler, was informed about the history and the challenges...
Travel: History and culture of the three Baltic states
IN the latest of his travel features exploring off-the-beaten-track places, John Waller visits Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It is sometimes tempting to lump...